10 Naval Sqn was formed in February 1917 and was initially equipped with Sopwith 1½ Strutters. They then converted to Sopwith Triplanes and by the time the Camels arrived later in 1917, Naval 10's famous Triplane 'Black Flight' had already scored around 50 victories and were gaining a fearsome reputation within the German Air Service.

Norman Miers MacGregor was one of 29 Aces to fly with 'Naval 10'. He moved to the Sqn as a flight commander from 6 Naval Sqn late in 1917. He finished the war with 7 (possibly 8) kills to his name with the last two being gained in Camel B6299. As a 'B' Flight aircraft it was identified by the large white 'B' on the fuselage sides and the distinctive red and white striping around the cowling area and the rear decking behind the cockpit.

Designed as a heavier, more powerful refinement of the Sopwith Pup, the Camel was first flown in 1917. Earning its name from the distinctive humped fairing surrounding its twin .303 Vickers machine guns, the Camel's unforgiving flight characteristics claimed the lives of many students in flight training. In the hands of a skilled pilot though, it was an extreme dogfighter that could out-maneuver any contemporary with the possible exception of the Fokker Dr.I. Common for airplanes of that era, a fixed crankshaft configuration allowed the entire engine to spin with the propeller, creating strong gyroscopic forces that adversely affected the airplane's handling under power. Together with the S.E.5a, the Camel helped gain superiority over the German Albatros and is credited with shooting down 1,294 enemy aircraft, more than any other Allied fighter.

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